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Original (9/29): A few months ago, the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition (otherwise known as the Nintendo Classic Mini) was announced for North America and Europe. Now something similar has been revealed for Japan.

Today, Nintendo shared news that Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom (or Family Computer) is coming to its home region. It’ll be available on November 10 for 5,980 yen. An AC adapter will go on sale on the same day for 1,000 yen.

Here’s a video:

Japan’s lineup of games is slightly different than what’s included in the NES Mini. We have it below.

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Update: Screenshots – Monster Hunter Stories details – Kupni Village, characters

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Update: Bumped to the top. We now have screenshots based on Famitsu’s latest coverage.

Original (9/28): Monster Hunter Stories is set for launch in Japan next week, so it makes sense that the latest Famitsu contains another feature on the game. There are eight pages in total, though quite a bit is recap. Still, Famitsu did manage to put in some new information as well.

First up, we have some news about Kupni Village. It’s an idyllic village where many kinds of felynes live. It has a warm temperature, so many of them also visit for vacations. On the sea there are also two rocks that are shaped after felynes.

More: Capcom, details roundup, Famitsu, Japan, Monster Hunter Stories

Puzzle & Dragons X getting online multiplayer via software update this Winter

Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News | 0 comments

While Puzzle & Dragons is mainly a mobile game, it has also spawned a few games on other platforms, including the 3DS. Puzzle & Dragons X was the latest game to be released in Japan (a Western release is not in sight right now) and it’s getting a major update this Winter. The biggest feature to be added with this update will be the ability to play against other players online. The singleplayer co-op campaign will seemingly remain local-only, however.

Source

More: GungHo Online Entertainment, Japan, Puzzle & Dragons X

Media Create software sales (9/19/16 – 9/25/16) – Top 50

Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PSV] Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro # (Aqua Plus) {2016.09.21} (¥6.800) – 47.363 / NEW
02./01. [PS4] Persona 5 # (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) – 45.178 / 309.971 (-83%)
03./00. [PS4] Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro # (Aqua Plus) {2016.09.21} (¥6.800) – 38.507 / NEW
04./05. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level 5) {2016.07.16} (¥4.800) – 20.842 / 1.245.218 (+6%)
05./03. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2017 (Konami) {2016.09.15} (¥7.600) – 16.446 / 82.483 (-75%)
06./02. [PS3] Persona 5 # (Atlus) {2016.09.15} (¥8.800) – 14.771 / 87.744 (-80%)
07./00. [PS3] Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro # (Aqua Plus) {2016.09.21} (¥6.800) – 11.248 / NEW
08./07. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 9.117 / 130.912 (+27%)
09./00. [3DS] One Piece: Daikaizoku Coliseum (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.09.21} (¥5.700) – 9.097 / NEW
10./04. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2017 (Konami) {2016.09.15} (¥6.600) – 8.703 / 43.205 (-75%)
11./06. [3DS] Dragon Ball: Fusions # (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.08.04} (¥5.700) – 6.058 / 165.696 (-16%)
12./12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 5.959 / 880.325 (+20%)
13./11. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo) {2016.04.28} (¥4.700) – 5.691 / 439.426 (+5%)
14./09. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: God Chapter / Dragon Chapter (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2016.07.28} (¥4.800) – 5.403 / 180.356 (-7%)
15./08. [3DS] Super Battle For Money Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen! (Bandai Namco Games) {2016.09.15} (¥5.300) – 4.804 / 11.394 (-27%)
16./13. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.571) – 4.575 / 2.899.251 (-4%)
17./15. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition] (Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 4.312 / 164.912 (+3%)
18./19. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf [Nintendo Selects] (Nintendo) {2016.03.17} (¥2.700) – 3.929 / 97.110 (+35%)
19./18. [WIU] Splatoon # (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥5.700) – 3.892 / 1.472.704 (+15%)
20./14. [PS4] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition (Spike Chunsoft) {2016.09.01} (¥6.480) – 3.130 / 25.041 (-25%)

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Monster Hunter Stories – opening movie

Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in 3DS | 0 comments

Capcom has uploaded the opening movie for Monster Hunter Stories to its YouTube channel. You can watch the video below:

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New RPG Maker Fes details: 16 saved games, pre-sets, created games free for everyone

Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Screenshots | 2 Comments

RPG Maker Fes, the latest entry in the RPG Maker series, will be released in Japan (and only Japan so far) on November 24th. Ahead of its release, Kadokawa Games released some new info, which the fine folks at Gematsu translated.

First of all, you will be able to work on and save up to 16 RPGs at the same time. This should leave plenty of room for experimentation – get stuck on one project? Save it for later and work on the next one. These will be saved on your 3DS’ SD card.

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Footage of the four Monster Hunter Stories 3DS themes

Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments

Monster Hunter Stories is launching in Japan on October 8th. On the same day, Capcom will release four Monster Hunter Stories-themed 3DS Home menu themes. These will cost 200 yen each. Check out the videos below to see them in action: